Most people want a morality of “protect the weaker” because, as individuals, they fear falling short of social standards or required performance at a task. For this reason, they envision themselves as the weaker and reason that if society protects the weaker, they personally will never face consequences. The eternally popular idea in humanity is: receive the benefits of civilization, but take on none of the burdens, a mentality we might call “anti-accountability.”Conservatives, turn to Plato." By Bret Stevens, Amerika, 12/2/15.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Freeloaders.
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True story. As a friend said recently, "They want rights _without_ responsibility."
Add in the universal franchise and it heads south. Malcolm Muggeridge had that thought.
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